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Calista Phippen of the Marist softball team earned two awards from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on Tuesday. Phippen was honored as both MAAC Pitcher and Rookie of the Week.
Phippen was dominant in her two outings last week. For the week, she went 2-0 with 0.00 ERA. In 16 innings, she struck out 24, and allowed just six hits, eight walks, and one unearned run.
Against Bryant on March 8, Phippen struck out 16 and allowed three hits in nine innings as Marist earned a 3-1 victory over Bryant. The 16 strikeouts tied the fifth highest total in the NCAA this season. Two days later against Youngstown State, Phippen had her first career shutout, a three-hitter with eight strikeouts.
On the season, Phippen is 4-0 with a 1.38 earned run average. She has 37 strikeouts in 30.1 innings, and has allowed just 22 hits as the opposition is hitting .204 against her.
Marist softball has now won five MAAC weekly awards through its first three weeks of play:
The Marist softball team (5-6) will make its Spring Break trip to the west coast this weekend. The Red Foxes will play 14 games in nine days, starting with six in the Capital Classic, which will run from Friday-Sunday.
